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No. 328,751. Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

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EBENEZER BEALS, OF NORWICH, NEW YORK.

.ASH-PAN FOR LOCOMOTIVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,751, dated October20, 1885.

Application filed February 5, 1885. Serial No. 155,036. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EBENEZER BEALS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norwich, in the county of Ohenango and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Pans forLocomotives, of which the following is a specification.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will describe itwith reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I is a sideelevation of the lower part of an ash-pit, showing the pan which formsits bottom in place thereunder. Fig. II is a similar View showing thepan swung away from the bottom for permitting the escape of the ashes.Fig. III is an end view showing the pan in place. Fig. IV is a plan ofthe pan itself. Fig. V is an elevation of so much of the rear portion ofa locomotive as is necessary to show the application of the improvedash-pan thereto.

The ash-pit may terminate at bottom in one or more hopper-shaped spoutsor boxes a, as shown in Fig. 1.

22 represents the ash pan, which is provided with oppositely-projectingtrunnions c, which have bearings in eyes formed in the lower extremitiesof links d, whose upper ends are in turn pivotally connected to thesides of the pit a, or to bars or braces e, secured thereto. The pan oris also formed or provided with gudgeons f, which work within hearingsin longitudinally-reciprocating bars or rods g, which may be operated byany desired mechanismsuch, for example, as the link h and bell-cranklever t, as represented in Fig. II. This part of the invention isobviously susceptible of many mere colorable modifica tions, and I donot therefore desire to limit myself to any particular form of devices.It will be seen that the trunnions c are located to one side of thecenter of the pan, and also that the point from which the links (2 aresus pended are much to one side of the center of the hopper or pit a.This is to permit the trunnions c to swing down away from the bottom ofthe pit and clear of its corner to the position shown in Fig. II.

The gudgeons f are sufficiently long to permit the bar h to work pastthe end of the trunnions 0, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. IV. Thegudgeons arelocated nearerthe center of the ashpan than are thetrunnions c; and in fact they may, if it is desired, be located on theother side of said center, which would have the effect of reducing theamount of longitudinal strain upon the bar h which it is necessary toexert in order to hold the ash-pan in place.

The operation of the device is obvious and needs no further explanation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An ash-pit having its pan or bottom suspended by links from a pointto one side of its center, in combination with mechanism for holdingsaid pan to its closed position beneath the pit, as set forth.

2. The hopper or pita, in combination with the pan or bottom I), havingtrunnions 0, the links d, suspended from a point to one side of thecenter of said pit a, and the longitudinally-reciprocating bar h,pivotally connected to said pan, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. An ash-pit terminating in two or more spouts or boxes, a, incombination with the pans b, having the trunnions c, the links d,connected to said trunnions and suspended from a point to one side ofthe center of said spout a, and the longitudinally-reciprocating bars h,pivotally connected to all the pans, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination, the pit a, the pans I), having trunnions c, the linksd, for suspending said pan from a point to one side of the center ofsaid pit, the elongated gudgeons f, and the rods or bars 9, embracingsaid gudgeons, as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In combination with the pita, the pan 1), having trunnions 0, locatedto one side of its center, the links 02, suspending said pan from apoint to one side of the center of the pit, and an operating-bar,substantially as described, for holding said pan in place beneath thebottom of the pit when desired.

6. The combination, with an ash-pit, of a pan or bottom plate,-links bywhich said pan is suspended beneath said pit, and a rod for holding saidbottom plate in place, substantially as set forth.

EBENEZER BEALS.

Witnesses:

'W. O. DEDRIOK, SAM S. HALE.

